MCP server for Mealie, the self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner
To add Mealie MCP Server to Claude, run the install command below or copy the ready-made config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code further down. Restart your client after adding it and its tools show up in your next conversation. It needs 7 environment variables, listed below.
Install
npx -y @ni-c/mealie-mcp@0.6.0Environment variables
MEALIE_URLSet in your MCP configMEALIE_API_TOKENSet in your MCP configMEALIE_READ_ONLYSet in your MCP configMEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGESet in your MCP configMEALIE_INSECURE_TLSSet in your MCP configMEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLSSet in your MCP configMEALIE_DENY_TOOLSSet in your MCP configInstall with your client
claude mcp add mealie --env MEALIE_URL=<YOUR_MEALIE_URL> --env MEALIE_API_TOKEN=<YOUR_MEALIE_API_TOKEN> --env MEALIE_READ_ONLY=<YOUR_MEALIE_READ_ONLY> --env MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE=<YOUR_MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE> --env MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS=<YOUR_MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS> --env MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS=<YOUR_MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS> --env MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS=<YOUR_MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS> -- npx -y @ni-c/mealie-mcp@0.6.0
Run this in a terminal to add the server to Claude Code.
What this does
Mealie MCP Server exposes a set of tools to Claude over the Model Context Protocol. After you add it to claude_desktop_config.json (snippet above) and restart Claude Desktop, those tools become callable inside any conversation.
Requirements
This server needs the following environment variables to be set before it can run:
MEALIE_URL MEALIE_API_TOKEN MEALIE_READ_ONLY MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS
Set these via the env object in your MCP config (see claude_desktop_config.json snippet above).
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Mealie MCP Server?
Run the Claude Code command in the install section to add Mealie MCP Server to Claude Code, or copy the ready-made config for your client from the install section on this page. Restart your client afterwards and the tools appear in your next conversation.
Which clients work with Mealie MCP Server?
This page carries setup and config for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor and VS Code. Any other MCP client that accepts a standard server config can connect to Mealie MCP Server as well.
Does Mealie MCP Server need an API key?
Yes. Before it can run, set these environment variables: MEALIE_URL, MEALIE_API_TOKEN, MEALIE_READ_ONLY, MEALIE_ACCEPT_LANGUAGE, MEALIE_INSECURE_TLS, MEALIE_ALLOW_TOOLS, MEALIE_DENY_TOOLS. They go in the env block of your MCP config.
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